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| Topic 1 | - Apache Kafka® Fundamentals: This section of the exam measures skills of a Kafka Administrator and covers core concepts such as Kafka architecture, components, and data flow. It assesses the candidate¡¯s understanding of topics like topics and partitions, brokers, producers, consumers, and message retention.
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| Topic 2 | - Observability: This section of the exam measures skills of a Site Reliability Engineer and focuses on monitoring Kafka clusters. It assesses knowledge of metrics, logging, and alerting tools, including how to use them to maintain cluster health and performance visibility.
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| Topic 3 | - Apache Kafka® Cluster Configuration: This section of the exam measures skills of a Kafka Administrator and includes configuring broker properties, tuning for performance, managing topic-level settings, and applying best practices for production-grade environments.
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| Topic 4 | - Troubleshooting: This section of the exam measures skills of a Kafka Administrator and includes diagnosing common issues in Kafka clusters. It covers problem areas such as performance bottlenecks, message delivery failures, replication issues, and consumer lag, along with techniques to resolve them effectively.
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